Love this video. Enjoyed hearing your own journey and then hearing the student voices and how the changes in pedagogy made a difference for them. Would love to hear comments from other people who watch this!

Thank you for your video of reflection.  I loved your example of the pendulum problem.  It shows how just one activity, one spark, can change the course of your teaching career. You can tell you spark your students curiosity daily. 

A student says, "I am learning more because I am actually seeing it happen in front of me." Yes! I love this concept of placing the activity BEFORE learning content. Begin the wonder first then have them seek to find the answers in the resources (text, lecture, research) A great scavenger hunt of inquiry. IN other words, LIVE it so you can LEARN it! 

Thank you for the URL to Modeling Instruction I will look at it more.

This video was so well done. Hearing your story and reflections about how you transformed your teaching and approach is one that many teachers (especially newer ones) could find so helpful! 

This rang very true for me, as I had a typical awakening at the beginning of my teaching career when I thought, "This is not how I and many others learn."  Your video was very well designed, and I am envious of your classroom space!

Once the question is asked...

Inquiry and investigation always comes before the answer. It is true to put the unknown in front of the know.  As students move along they will realize they need tools, data, measurements, mathematics, etc.  

We can guide them, but necessity is the mother of invention.  As the questions become more clearly defined, the inquiry will be come increase.

I loved this video - I recall at one of the Smithsonian museums there was (or maybe still it - it has been a while) a large pendulum. I would sometimes sit and watch it for hours. I appreciate how you want to engage with the information first as opposed to providing them information. 

Changing the method of teaching has made a great educational learning experience using inquiry-based to make connections toward more meaningful learning. Traditional teaching was boring for many students who hated science because it had no meaning to them. I have seen the difference in the students, especially special education students. The inquiry-based learning is more engaging, fun learning, and meaningful to the students as you know.  Good Job!  

Thank you for your inspiring video! 

Diana

Gloria,

Thanks for this inspiring video! My question is this --> Modeling Instruction (MI) has changed my own life as well, but how do we convince more teachers and their admins that learning this new approach is worth the investment (of time and money)? Who/what convinced you to take a MI workshop? Who/what supported you to make the effort to implement it?

Gloria,

I'm so glad you mentioned the modeling method in this video showcase. It is a method I use as part of teaching and agree, allows for more inquiry and student collaboration.

I find myself using this method more for the physical sciences (chemistry and physics), as opposed to the biological sciences. The storyline method of instruction for biology speaks to me, however I have not had a chance to implement it myself. What has been your experiences with modeling in biology?

Keep up the great work!

What a wonderful description of why modeling instruction can transform student learning! Thanks so much for creating this snapshot of your teaching and your students' experiences; I look forward to sharing it more broadly with educators who are curious about modeling and inquiry-forward STEM teaching. :) Kirstin

THANK YOU for sharing your Ah Ha moment that suddenly transformed your teaching into something much deeper and more effective.  The impact on your students will be exponential.  We do what we know best until we too, learn something even more incredible. Thank you for sharing your process with us!!!